With that, TSN has you covered on the origin and history of the Super Bowl's Roman numeral system — and what number this year is. MORE: How much does a commercial for Super Bowl 56 cost?

Explore the Greco-Roman-Etruscan number system and how zero revolutionized our modern numeral efficiency.

Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of the only institutions that still uses Roman numerals, the NFL's choice ...